There are companies making good instant coffee these days. The problem is that it's quite expensive since I'm pretty sure it's rotovapped or something like that.
I had some serious issues with instant when I first tried it. I found I could get a passable drink if I tossed out the instructions. I use two healed tea spoons for just four ounces of water and the Mexican Café Bustelo brand instead of any other.
I use unsweetened craisins. But I long ago gave up on the idea of eating low sugar granola. Sometimes you just have to accept that all those oats are going to make up for the extra sugar.
2 ½ cups quinoa flakes (or gluten-free old-fashioned rolled oats)
½ cup sliced raw almonds
½ cup chopped raw walnuts
½ cup shredded unsweetened dried coconut
¼ cup chopped dried apricots
¼ cup unsweetened dried cranberries
1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
¼ cup pure maple syrup
3 Tbsp extra-virgin organic coconut oil
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
Instructions
Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C).
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine quinoa flakes, almonds, walnuts, coconut, apricots, cranberries, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
In a small saucepan over low heat, stir maple syrup, coconut oil, and applesauce constantly for 4 to 5 minutes until the oil has melted. Remove from heat.
Pour the maple syrup mixture over the dry ingredients and mix until evenly coated.
Spread the mixture evenly in a thin layer on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes, until the granola is light golden brown and crisp.
Let granola cool completely (it will crisp up more as it cools).